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Mt. Vernon Democratic banner (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1853), 1861-01-22

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" 1 ' j . 1 - 1 II I I 4 1 I I I I or, r ; i YOLUME XXIVi irr i i - in., i ins pursiDiara zxcssaqs. -. JJotueof Leprtsatfatives At & epiaf of joor ptst MMum, I eU- 4 Toal MteaUon to lb dngrs which tbreateo dthtexlatenc(f iLUioa. Ieaprwsed nj op- iakms (irtclj cocraifl)j th oriiiMl nom of thM doaera, aad rcco amended lach mninrei M I bIirrd voald nv the effect of tnaqail-itiat tha eoanlrj winf U from lha peril la which it ha4 been atdlulj mad most anfortu-aalaly throwa . " . . These eplaioes 4ad ssaadationa I sot propose now to repeal. if j ova eonvtetioa op oa the vholetabject renala aachoRjred. The fact thai a free calamiij aa inpeadiar ore r the aatioa vaa, eea at that time, ackoowUdged fey aery loteniffpal citizen. It bad already m& iuelf fell ibrooKhoat the length and fcreadlh of tha tasdTha oeeeisary conieqoenees of the alarm thas peodaced were most deptora fek.- Import Ml off wiib a rapidity aerer known -befbre, except ia time of wary ia the history of avfbreura eossmtrco. Tbo Treasnry was an-azpeeted.j left witboat means, which it bad rea- aoaaVr coaated apoa, to meet tba public en Mfoateats. Trade tu paralyaMi, mnefctures stopped, the beat public seearitie SO'tdm! sonk t of the market, erery species of property depreci ated more or less, and thoosaods of poor men, who depended apoa their daily labor for their aily breed, were tamed out of employment. I deeply refret that I am not able ia ajre yon aay tDfermaitoa ooo the stele of the Union which is more satisfactory than what I was thea obliged to eomtauaieate. On the rontrary, mat jere are still worse at preaeat than they thea ware. 'HTbeo Cooress met. a strong hope per-weiied whole public mind that some amicable djaatsaoat of the subject would be speedily mnde by therepreaeaUUees of the States, which minbt restore peace 4etweea tha eonflictiojt sectiona of aha coaauf. That beoe baa been dimiaiahed bw'ayIbooT( 4elay, aad as the prospect of a bloodlaeeteaM fades away, the public distress beeeaieeiaKore aad aeore ajfratl. A mm evidence eftbUit nalj aeeeasary to say the IZreaaarT aotes atftaorixo r act of the t7ih of 1 December Utt. were advertised aeeordinf to lew.' aad the no esponaible 1 bidoW &wd to ake any eaeiderefWe etna t -parat lower eaa of interest ibea twefpe pereent. From these facta it appears that, Im awi-meat orgmax-d like oars, demeeeio etrife, arsr mm m well rooaded fear of i il weefXitiee. m mere destrectreo of 0r wV!iie end private anker- oats tbaa the most formidable foreign wee - d In my aaanel Ueeaatro I ezpreaeed the eoa-wictioa, which I have loaf deliberately bald, and which recent reflection baa only tended to 4eep- n aad confirm, that bo State has the right of iu own act to secede front the Union, or aw off its obligeuost at pleasure, I also declare my op 4eion to bo that, oeen if that ricbt existed, and ebO'ild be exercised by any Sia'e iu tbe Cmfe4 oraer, the Clacaltvs departetent of this Govern saeat had ao nathjniy nuder the dnatiiution to recognize its validity ny ncknowledf intj the i ienendenee of each Siate. This left me ao al- r ternattre as the ehif exeeatire officer ooder the Constiietion of the United States, but to collect the pabUe rrees and protect the public prop orty, so far aa this mibt be prarticabte andi-r wxisuaff law. lata is still my purpose. ; My proviaee is to eaute, aet to esake the lews. Jt beloara to Confresa occleeirely to repeal, modify, or enlarge their provtaions to meet exi" fancies as they occur. I poetess ao diapeneiog power. ' I eertaiulf bad ao riht to make aret' aire ear oa any State and I am aerfiaedy sati6-od that the Coatutation has wveMy withheld that power evea from Coognn. But tbe ryebt and du- 4y of asiar her anlliter force defeaairely.araieet th ae who resist tbo federal oQcers in the oxer-em of tbeir leal fractions, and aftlnat th ee mho assail tha property of the federal cavern-saaaQtseleav aad aadeniable. Boi the danger-ene aad hM'Ue auitdf tha 8tatee tewerda each other has already traaeoeed4 and ent so the shale the ordinary execauve duties already preeieed for by law. and has aasamed each vast aad aJarouar prepurtioas aa to place the abjeot oatirely nbeeo and beyond exaculie coa ireU Th fact eaaoot be diagaiaed that wa are ia the midst of a reat rao!uU'n. Thrwfre, fv tanifl 'anhueaL noJer Proriieece. noeiaeae ief the oowor to meet the existing emergency. To them exelasiraly belongs the power to de7 olaro wer.or to authorize tha smplorment of military farce ia all eases contemplated by the' Coa Ctitation, aad they alone possess tha power to re-more all tha grieeaa jes thl might lead to war, and to secure peace aad aaioa to this distracted oooalry. 0 a them, and 03 then alone, mats tha ratpoasibilUf. .Too Ueioo is a sacred tratt lalk by oar Ileeolattooary fathers to their deeeaa-laats, aad aerer did aay other people iaherit so rich a legacy. It baa raadered aa prosperous ia peace aad triempknet in war Thn actional Cax baa floated ia glory over every sea, and an-Ssr its shadow Amerieaa citizens Lara foaad protaetios) bad respect ia al lands beneath tha aa: If wo deseaad ao awaaiderattoaa of pnrely ' ra&Uii! laUrast, whea, la tL history of all tis.8, bf m czzltltncj beta heU together by aaci Soa; Cs f mataal UtcrestT Eanb por-tioa cf It if ? Tsadsct , roa H a4 all apoa otth eorica, f-t pr:r;;r; 7 tvsi damttiia tecari- . tj. Ft ttmii throcfboat tbo whole sopp&aa tbe -nTAau cf oataiitlsa i;bllia proiacibo of aan. tber aad scatters weahh every where. - Tbo great planting aad firoicj Xutes retjalra tba aid of , lis comsMrciii: aad oar- jtung t talcs to 2a Il;"r rcJacttsas to doii.tio and rafgn mar-ttsw tslff-iii Cio ctI power la render Cidrtn- - ' car arainrt all hostile 4 . - t . j - . - . - . ' . ' f. retasto of tha auurarjil suT-ria j wiiti wool J t ;:.!l fcoa iu dttaclisa. Tl laautj woclJ tlitzTsnim atsry psrJoa cf lis Uaica, mzi would bo qaita as groat, to aay tba least, io tas Soathvro as ia the Nortbera Statee. Tbo greatest agrravation of tbe evil aad tba: wbicb would place as in tbo moat anlavorable light, both before tbo world aad posterity, is, aa I to firmly eoovinood, that tbo seeesaioa move ment has been chiefly based apoa miaapprehea. aioa at the South of the aentiaats of tha ma jorityia several of tbo Nortbera States. Let the question bo carried from the pohticaJ assemblies to the ballot box, and tha people themselves would speedily redress the eerioos griev ances which tba Soaib bar saffertd. Hat, ia Heaven's name, let tbo trial bo made before we plange into an armed conflict apoa tbo mere assumption that there iaao other alternative.- Time U a great oeaeervaUvo power. Let as pause at tbe mementoes point, nod afford tbo people, both of tbo North and Sooth, an opportunity for reflection. Would that Sooth Cart Una bad been convinced of tbo tratb befwra . bet precipitate action. I therefore appeal throngb yon to tba people - of tba coaatry to declare in their might that tbe Union mast aad shall bo peeabrved by all constitutional means. I most earnestly recommend that yon devote yowreelves to tbe question, bow this can bo accomplished ia. peace. All other quest ioas, when compared with this, siuk iulo insignificance. The preaeat ia no lime for palliative. Prompt, action required, A delay ia Congress to prescribe or re commend a distinct aad practical proposition for conciliation may drive ns in a poiut from which it will be nlmost impossible to recede. A common ground oa wbicb conciliation and harmony may be produced is surely not unat tainable. Tbe proposition to com promise by let ting the North have exclusive control of the ter ritory above n certain line, nnd to give Sontbera iurtiiBtions protection below tbat line, ought to receive universal approbation. Ia itself, indeed, it may not be entirely satisfactory, but when the alternative is between reason able coeceaaion oa both sides and destruction of the Union, it is nn imputation on the patriotism of Congress to assert tbat its members will hesitate a moment. Evta now tbe danger is upon oa. In ! several Slates which have not yet seceded, tbe forts, ar senals and magazines of tbe United Slates have b-en seized. This is br far the most Serious atep which has been taken since the commence moat of tbo troubles. This pehlie property has long been Jfft wii boot ga.rmoa end troops for u protection, beeanso o person doubted its security nooU-r tbe flag of the coaatry ia aay State -oibe Uuion. Besides, our small army has scarcely beea oufficient to guard our remote fron tiers agaieat Iitdiaa iacoraiona. The seizure of bie profeety. Crocn ait appeararees, baa been (puTfy aggressive, and not in resistance to any wttewrpt to coerce a Stato or States to remain to the Uuion. At the be-finning uf these anhappy tronblea I determiaed that no act of mine should increase tbe excitement in either section of tbe country. If the political conflict were to end in eiett war, it eras my determined purpose not to commence it, nor to furnish an excuse for it by any e it tae government. My opinion re-eaaine tMsavaiped, tbat j as' ice, as well as sound policy, tquie s null to saek a peaceful solution ef tbe o.uestiona at issue between tbe North and tbe South. Euterteimng tbie eonviction, I refrained even from sen ding roinforoeeaeots to &for Anderson, who commended the forts of Charleston harbor, avnfil an absolute necessity for doing so LouM snake itself apparent, lest it might be regarded' as a menace of military coercion, and thus furnish a pnoeocatioa, or, at least, a pretext, for an outbreak oa tbe part of &wtb Carolina. No aeceesity for these rein, forremenu seemed to exist. I was assured by dietingnishew upright geaUemesi of South CaroJ b'oa tbat no attack ao llajor Anderson wes in teuded. but that, on tbo contrary, it wan tbo desire of tbe State aotborkiea, as eaacb as it was any own, e avoid dae fatal ouaseqoances ; wbkb mast eeCaai1y follow military .colKsion. And here I deem it proper to submit for ibfur-mation copies of a communication dated Decern ber 28. I860, addressed to me by B. W. Oaru-well, J. U. Adams aad James L. Orr, Commis-eioaers of Soatb Carolina, with the accompany iag documents, aad copies of my answer thereto, dated December SI. Ia far bee ex Watson of hfj v Andeceoa''s removal froea Fort Ifoultrie to Fort Sumpter, it ia pnpee to atato that after my answer to the South Carol ion Commissioners tbe War depart meat received a letter from that gallant officer, dated December 27, 18C0. the day after bis move meat, from which the follow, tag is aa extract. I will add, as my opiaioa, that many things coavinced me that the authorities of the Stato desigaod to proceed to a bonile act (evidently referring to tbe orders dated December II, of tbo late Secretary of War. Uader this impree sioa I could not hesitate tbat it was my aolema duty to move my com so aad from a fort which wo could not probably have bJd longer tbaa forty-eight or sixty boars, to this one, where my power of resistance is increased to a rery great degree.1' i - --' - Ii wi3 be recotccted Ibal the eoacladisg part of the order was la tie !towlt words The ac&Haeu of yor f.rtwia.; net permit yoa, pet!u; t to occupy snore llaa ose of the three torUj bat aa attack oa, or V-t::5pt to take poasessXea ef, eftierjrrjef ttV ".'l te regard ed ax ka act cf,l.sstii; - aad yc3 ; trr; Ihea pot roarromma&J Isto cler tl tiam -wiich roe may deem most proper to increasa its power ef tier dersBure steps vbeaevcr yoa ttre tangible evideaoo of a dnatsra so nmeaed la a kortila aft. It is said that eerioos eppnbanxioaa stre to soma extent eetmeiae, which Ice ant share, that tba peace of thin District may be duterbed before the tin of Uarcb aexU In nay eteul it wiU be my duty to preserre it, aad Ibis duty eball be performed. . le concla-ioa, U mar be eermitied tnM. remark that I bare oflaa warned aay country, men: of tbe dangers which . bow aarrnand as-This mar be the last time 1 shall refer to the SuMect Scially. I fetl that 1ST dutv hnab faitlfully, t&enxb it may be imperfectly, perfor aedVend wiaterer lie rrtau may oa. 1 sbaU carry ts my grave tie contriTcrteat liM 1 at least meaat well for cy cosxtrj. Jitrxs Eccxixjur. TuasHcsa Cly, Jaau 8 ICSL MOXJNYERNONMpHI(X Iletr York ltanre. ; i Au ast, San. 1 1. Ia the Aseemblr, after reading the Jonraal this moraiag, Jlr. LitUejoha. Speaker. (liepuWican,) took the floor. Mr. Bingham ia the cbair.-" llr. Lrfttlejohn said : Mr. Cbairmaa, the lofor- matioo we bare received over tbe telegraph wires this tnoraieg poinU oatthe period wbea the par-tisaa should be swallowed up ta the patriot. I therefore eak consent of the House, at this time. to oflr the following preamble ami reeolatioas, which I bey; leave w read ia my place and which I hope may bo passed witboat debate. -: Whereas, the insurgent State of Soatb Caroli aa, after eeinSng the Post Office. Custom House, Honeys end Fortifications f the Federal Gov ernment, baa, by firing ioto a vessel ordered by the Government to convey troops and provisions to Fort Somter, virtually" declared war and whereas tbe forts aad property of the U. S. Govern meat in; Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana, have been unlawfully seized, with hostile intentions , and whereas, further, that Senators aad Congressmen avow aad maintain their treasonable acts, therefore, Resolved, If the Senate concurs, that the Le gielatore of New York, profoundly impressed with the value of tbe Union, and determined to preserve it unimpaired, hail with joy the recent firm, dignifitd abd patriotic special message of the President of tbe United States j and tbat we leader to kim, through the Chief Magistrate of our own Si ate, whatever aid ia men aad tneney may be required to enable him to enforce the laws nnd uphold tbe authority of the Federal Government and in defence of the more perfect Union, wbicb has conferred prosperity and happiness on the American people renewing the pledge given nnd tedeemed by our fathers , we are ready ta devote our fortunes, our Uvea aad our sacred honors in upholding the Union and the Constitution. If tbe Senate concurs, that the Union-loving citizens and representatives of Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Eentueky, Missouri and Tenneta?e, who labor with devoted courare and patriotism to withhold their Slates from the vortex of Secession, are entitled to the gratitude and admiration of the whole people o the country. . Resolved, If the Senate concurs, that the Gov ernor be respectfully requested to forward forth' w iib, copies of the . foregoing resolution a to the President of the aatioa and Governors of all the States of the Union. "" ' The quest ion was thea takso 00 the adoption of the preamble, and resolutions, and they were adopted by 117 to 2. Cozens and Varien asked leave to be excused from voting, 00 the ground that while approving the firm stand of the Gene ral Government, they did not deem it wise or patriotic fr the State of New York to declare in favor of coercion, or to do any act to hasten tbe unsheathing of the sword. . In the Senate the Assembly concorreat resolutions introduced by Speaker Littlejohn, were taken np the rules being suspended for that purpose. Mr. Spinola moved to amend preamble as follows : Whereas, treason, as defined by the Constitution of the U. S., exists in one or more of the States of the Uoion, Jke. Mr. Spinola warmly advocated the passage ol the resolutions. 1 Mr. Grant opposed the amend meat, which was adopted, and the resolutions then passed, ayes 2tii nays I Mr. Grant alone vouog ia the aega' Uve. - : " The House agreed to the Senate ameadment to the Littkjobtt resolutions. . G j. Morgan baa. to-night leUgrapbed the resolutions adopted by tbe Senate and Assembly, to the President of lfi U. States, with the following message : ' ' Auaxt, Jan. 11,1861. Tu bis Excellency, James Buchanan, President of the U. S. : Sir In obedience to tbe request of the Legis lature iJ ibis State, I transmit herewith a copy of the Concarreut ILsaoluiions of tbat body, adopted 'ut day, tendering tbe aid of the State to tbe President of tba U. S, to eaable him to enforce the laws and to uphold the authority of ihe Fed eral Grument, ' I fbe Preamble and Resolu- time bere fwllow. I have tbe honor to be. Your Excellency's ob serv!, r EDWIN- D. MORGAN. Governor of N.T. Uenftfft of GoTCTBor Letcher of Virginia, Gov. ltcbr's Message, alluding t tbe 000- dition cf tbe country, says; ; All see, kaow and feel that danger la immi nent, and all true patriots are exerting themselves to save OS from impending perils. He renews his propoeitioc in his last Uessare for a Conven tion of all the States, and says it is snoastrous to see a Government like ours destroyed merely be cause men cannot agree about a domestic tasti tutien. It becomes onr State to be mindful of ber owe interests. DiarupUoe is inevtlable, aad if aew confederations are to be formed, we most hare the best guarantees before, we caa attach Virgiaia to either. - ; . r :' V''-'': ' . He condemned tbe bast action of SonlV Car olxna, wbicb has takes ber Southern sisters by surprise. Ho would make ao special reference to bet coarse bad be not been Invited to da to by her late ExecaUve, n uncalled for reference to Virginia. . . . a . v '- The ooa Slave holiiag Cutee are responsible for the present coudilloa of aTairr,: sud if tie Union is disrapteJ, ttpoa &ein rests tbeeotsma rerpons'tbility, -, ' -r ; ; : - . , . E alladcs at leestb to their retsiona, aad sayi they lave tie power to 4 the atriTe, and restore conSienca?r WiH ttey CaUtf Ceattt their rerae;ictt!iOol ej-prtietsiqn,. He says war atctioa s!muU be Iwi ?a tie wrosgs done oar own peopled lie Tpoeea CtaU Con-entioa 'at tbie time, and eu-ests 1 a rr 1st. Tba tv comnussloo of two of the most die-ereet ruterraea visit tie Le-i&!xlarss of tbo Slates wbicb have passed tiersoaal lil. rty bills, and in sist oa nnudilwnsJ New England Sutea. - ' " r ' 3. We mast have proper aad efTecUve fnar. antee for tbe protectiooof Slavtry la the District of Colombia,- ' '" 3. Oar eqoality In the Statee aad Territories mast be fully recognized and ihe right of per rons aad property adequately protected aad ee- enred ; that we Best be permitted t pass thro' the free Statee aad Territorieej anmoleated, asd if si slave be abducted the State where It is lost most pay "for Its value. -; : 4. Like ffaaraateed that the' transmission of slaves throngb tie Slaveboldieg Statee by land or water, shall oot be interfered wnb. ! 5. The passage and enforcement of rigbt laws for the punishment of sueb persona ia the free States as organise or aid and abet in any mode, whether ia organizing companies with view to assail the alavebbldiag States or as to Incite slaves to insurrection. . ' 5. The General Government to be deprived of the power of appoint ng to local of5ces, in slave-holding States, persons hostile to their interesU or their institutions. : , The Governor further says that be will regard the attempt of the Federal troops to pass across Virginia for the purpose of coercing a Sooihern State, as aa act of invasion, aad must be repelled by force. ' . . He is not without the hope that the present difficulties will find a satisfactory solution. He says, let New England and Western New York be sloughed nff, and let tbem form an alliance with Canada. ': Indiana Legitlaturo- IxoLSsaroLis, Jan. II, Gov. Hammond delivered bis message at 2 P. M. to day, to the Legislature ia joint cooventton The messare relates mainly to Slate affairs, lie says the law : tor the protection of the ballot-boa agaiasl fraud is defective, and recommends tbe esublisbment of a aub-trtesury ayatem to prevent loas from the depreciated condition of securities upon wh i:h our free bank circulation is based. Referring 10 the present condition of the coun- try.'he says the strength of the Federal Govern- meut rests with the affections of the people of the several Slates, and is-one of affrCtion and not of force. An alienation of the affeclious of the people of the North and South exists, at tributabl to the agitation of jtbe Slavery qnes' tioo at the North, which agiiat'on has been ma terially intensified by the fee loos tfforts of a class, of political teachers beloogiag to the ntu istry. This has produced nltraism at the South, resulung in a division of the country into sec lional parties, separated by geographical linee, Against these uttraisms. North ' and. South, it is tbe duty of the conservative element oft be whole country to interpose, and this must be done at once or disunion is inevitableit it is not alrea dy accompUshed.. The points of difference be tween slaveholdihg and aoo slavebolding States are few, and these are more imaginary than real. The North has as much interest in the n-ellare and prosperity of the South as our Southern bre thren. The Constitution demands that their lu gitive slaves be returned to them, and equity, nnd common honestv requires that they shall have full and equal rights in all tbe Territories belong ing to the general government. Tbe future condition of the Territories, as fsr as the extension of slavery is concerned, will ultimately be deter. mined by the natural laws of climate, soil and productions. Any question that can now. be male upon it, trust be more an abstraction tbaa a living vital priaciple. ; ; The immediate cause of the fearful political eommotioB wbicb baa produced a panic ia all commercial relaiioos, ia the result of tbe late contest for Presideat- the Sooth regarding; the election of a Nortbera sectional candidate as the sequence of anti-slavery agitation and as the solemn verdict of tbe people of the Free 8tales a-gainst the 8-mtb and ber institutions, and the instinct of srlf preservation has produced that character of action as tbe Soatb wbicb threatens to destroy our government. Tbe Southero mind has become impressed with the belief that there is no longer any safety to them or tbeir property in a Union with tnea-aiavebolding Slates j that belief rests not apon any one act of tbe prevailing party, bat ia tbechaia of eots that con Sect together the history of the an ti-la very agitation. There can only be permanent peace between tbe sectiona wbea we of the Free States are ready to atop tee discwaaioa of the abstract questioa of aaoralajeoeaected with tbie subject aad look upon it only aa a political : qoestkm. .." What is moot needtd Is a restoration of kindly feeling and tten we may hope that honest end faithful discbarge ef all oar Coast it ut tonal abligationa toward each other, wilt result ta healing tbe present lemeata-ble breacb. ; : . ' ' : He poiaU with ride to tba fact that Indiana as a Slate has hitherto foil kept the bond of Uoioa with ber sister dates. -Her record is oa-atained by any act of bad failb. ., She has never attempted to evade or avoid aay uf the requirements of tbe Federal ConsUtutioaaad if the same could te said of every State, peace aad harmony would re ga tbroagboat oaf borders- v.This position, if maintained. akhesgb jt may oot affect the actioa of the extreme Soaibera States may do much to bribg aboat a eosrectioa of the border Slates tot cotualtalioB, and tbelr eoQterva-live action miiLt lad ace tbe extremuta of .the North aad South to pease and rtCact npoa the ebnsraencet wblca tatiet cecstsuTj result Oram their fanatical coarse. ,' V i. .. ' ., The Honse to-day pasted a resolution to dis play the American fis from' the Capitol dome, the firing ef a ealate of S3 gncs in honor of lie Union, b3e tbe Csg U being hoistei. - ; A terrlbls accident cr munake at C&slTe Piack ney las resulted ia tie de;l cf LieaL VL li Uaater,a joni Cooib CaroIIuiaa. Ha was aj proacbinf tbo Caailo wbea a sentinel cballeBed bias, whose gao acclisataHy, (it is - said, ) went 0 lodging tbe ball ia Lieut, IIutere lass, aad cassis bis daxUt la tweaty tulsutss. to of iU Wstl CD FROM WASHINGTON ! . " WassufOTOJ, Jan. 11, Genera! Dix wee to-day nominated and unani mously confirmed aa Secretary of the Treasary. Tbe Cabinet ie now a nolt. - Tbe President has made a formal order direct ing the bwada of the Departments to withdraw aU their advertising patronage from tba Gmtti- tution newepapec. Tbe immediate eaaee of ibia act is supposed to be the tensnrev of that jour nal regarding tbe seuding of troops toCbatlestoa. Ex Secretary Thompson has replied to bis let ter of acceptance tT bis resign atk a. While ad hering to his opinions formally expressed, implying a breach of Cabinet faith, be Speaks fn tbe kindest terms of tbe President and bis patriof-ism.A private letter from ' Florida, dated January ?tb saya: ' A number cf delegates from West Florida express themselves to the effect that if the Slate should secede without a proper guarantee understand ing, they Will secede from the other part of the Slate, aad alt west of the A pa lacboeola river will anotx themselves to Alabama. . ;.'-C -:;'' -The arsenal at Chataboocbie has been seized by order of the governor, under the pretext thai the Uuiud Slates fScer was about to temuve arms. . Mr. Sherman said tc-day in the ; House thai after the navy and army bills shall have been disposed of, the oppor unity desired by Southern men for debate will be afford. It ia said that Mr. Taylor, chief clerk of the New York Post Office, will be appoia ed Post-masterAt a dinner party yesterday, high words pass ed between Senator Toombs ai d Lieut, General Scott. A r cord ing to relations in congressional circles, the conversation turned on tbe rending of troops to Charleston, when Mr, Tombs expressed the hope that the people there woult sink tbe Star of tbe West. 'Then the Geueral with much earnestness a Ved whether it was possible that he as an American desired such an event. 2 Mr. Toombs replied affirmatively ,ud ibst those bo sent the vessel there should be sunk with her. Gen. Scott thereupon said . be was responsible for what be said, and Mr Toomke: remarked, "you have kaewa me for 25 years, and are aware that I too am responsible.' Tbe matter bete ended, but the subject, it is said, is now iu the Laaaaal ft tends. It is probable that the Misis Sippi delegaitub will fotlly ratira from Cou- grees to-morroWi. " . Lieut. Tabot has arrived from Mj: Andi rson, with despatches to the Government.. . Senator Hunter's speech to day produced a profound sensation. ' WaSBrxcmx. Jsn. 11. The next few days will provide sufficient lawful force here, to defy all Virgiuia and Maryland combined, at any attempt at invasion. It is the purpose of Mr. Bucbanaa to veto the Pacific Railroad bill if it is sent to him. His objection is not to the measure itself, bat to what be calls creating a great debt in the present con dition of the country. Washistotok, Jan. 14. Mr. Seward's speech has bad a decidedly sooth ing effect and is doing mut-b good. Mr. Crit tenden declares that it is in the right direction, patriotic aad statesmanlike. It was announced to-day that no reioforce- raeuts will be sent to Fort- Sumter at present, as they are not needed, but I have good reason to believe it to be tbe settled purpose f the Admia-4. isiration to vindicate the flxg of the Uuion by Sending, as soon as the Department can be pro perly arranged, the means. j The chief difficulty is the great scarcity of war vessels.. . Gov. Pickens, of S. (X. baviiig a balance of $3000 doe bl m as late Minister to Russia, sent here for it. The Department adjusted bis accounts by sending him a draft on the Charleston Sub Treasury, the money in which bas been seiz ed by tbe State. The Missouri Senators. Polk end Green, addressed a note to Secretary Holt, yesterday, ask-ing why the Sut-Tr.asury at St. Louis was guarded by the U- S. troops. ' Mr. Holt replied that be would explain if they called persoaally, not otherwise. " : ' A dispatch! front CoL Todd, in command of Fort Monroe, in Mobile Bsj, says he bas plenty of men, guns aad ammunition to prevent aay hostile force approaching Mobile. There is no confirmation h re of tbe Charles ton rumor that Major' Anderson proposed to evac uate ihe Fort. Tl e voluntary miliiary organ'xuions in this city, for its protective, ere increasing rapidly, and last night they numbered several Lund red Union men. Dudley Man a leaves this' week for Europe, as m Commissioner oa tbe pars of Souib Carolina to make commercial arrangements wiih the varW ous governments. T. Butlej King also leaves oa similar business, in behalf of Georgia. Aaother report says Clayton,Assistant-3ejre-lary of the Treasury, was removed yesterday. .. r During the short period Mr, Thomas waa Secretary of the Treasury, $2UO,C09 went removed from the Treasury vaults ia this city, to the sob-' Treasury in New Orleans; for what purpose is oot known. " " " '" " " " ";: . ; ; : : 1 mass ' . - Tio Colaataa Artcsixa T7eIL i ! vi A recent report to the Legistature of Ohio. states tbat tbe Artesian Well, at the Stale House is 2,775 feet la depth, passlcg tbrocsb tie lowing geological strata--Drift, Devonian, 1 and upper and lower Silurian the boUom beicj bow ia Saaditone la regard to the probabHitirs of totia water by farther borin-, tbe report con. cisdes ibkt water will never be kand oot te caass water beariK stfaia fctta. act tsea f rr-cacated, but because tbey lie-so borizontal tlat ao power caa be obtaiaci to force tbe wat-y to tbo sorfaca. Tba water at tbo fccUaa J tls vs3, if fjuni,wouli bo UoodTara, ' BECiSSIOII H0VE1IE3T3- -. Tbe War to Co Oat CHxatxrroJj Jan. 14. It U believed by many that Mnj. . Aadersoo shot two mutineers at Fort Sumter last week, and there are rumors that there are others now ia chaios. It is also said that one of the mutineers esceped to the city and was returtied to Fort Sumter, by the Sute authorities. Inquiry show, ed this to be all fudge. 'I here is no truth In any of it. ' Resolutions bare enaniroousTy passed the L gtslature declaring that anv attempt by the Fed oral Government to reinforce Fort Sumter wilt be regarded as an act of open hostility, and a declaration of war also approving of the act and promptness of tbe military in firing on the Star of the West, and promising to support the Gov erameaiia all mcasares of defence. A resolution waa also offered, but withdrawn, inquiring of the Governor whether the work 00 the cueway between Fort Moulirie and the main land was stopped. ; ' v" .J The Legislature has alo passed a resnlntion to fire 15 rounds in honor of each seceding State. ' New military companies are pouring- in from all portions of tbe Slate. ' Tha Governor has sent a meaaar o the Housw of Represent aiives, detailtuir plans ftr guarding the coat ai.d ft r the pun l.ase of the stesm propellers. He pielera mall iron st-rrw pri) J el-lers of light draught ; eaab propeller to be provided with 32 seamen. One propeller to be stationed in Charleeion, one at Beaufort, ai.d one at Georgetown ; also to fH-tify all tbe inlets and mouths of Jbe rivers with redowb'S and ordiian'-e nbd ferry boats. 10 kf-ep up a constant comrou. aicaiioe between ihem as a protection agaiuat sudden invasion aid lawless bauds. : Gov. Pm k-aa sent an aid in Fort Sumter at 4 'clock with dispatches to M-j- Anderson, suppo ad to be ia relation 10 th winner ccn(ving the . , l- . . nr 1.- . XT.i, attentioa of the Cabinel at W.hifiptm. rotb- " . . : ty. . t- , ,ng has transpired ..ace. Th peopl- are qo.et, but tbe wtrk .f defi-nce ges bravrly on. A bill was voted down in the House of Rej.re. sentatives providing f the pooi.hraent f wh:les or others circulating incendiary pamphlets or other matter. v Tte following dispatch bas been received by G. B. Lamar, President if the Buk uf the Re pub'ic : Sir Please have it authoritatively publish d thai no flar ai.d no vresvt will he diiiturbed or oreveut-d fr enterinsjwor harbor, unless b-r. tug BHUHile trope or munitions ot war to rort & im.' vm n .im ana eu veeeie ia cvnarrrs wiil oe giaoiy reeetvea. S.nd. V. W. PiCKESS. Charleston, Jan. 14, 1851. -. . :-; ': Kit Ybk. Jib. 14. The Tribune WaMn?tin orrwp'Mident; asserts that piratical expeditions are fitting out in this city ta seize California a'eamers. A schooner bas already beea chartered in Nw Orleans to proceed to the Isthmus and awnil the departure of the steamer from Api"Wll, when hoisting the Patmetto flag, aho wilt seixe the steamers as prizes to South Carolina. ' " Sostox. Jsn, 14. ' The Sloop-ofWar Macedonian, from Port-mouth, passed Highland lirbis this morning, bound Soatb, uader sealed order. Nxw Youc Jan. 14. A Wasbingtoa eoTTsiipoudenl " says, it in he. lieved that Souik Carolina has already agreed t evacuate the forts in Chariest m harbtr,and other goverameat property, provided 3Ij- Audersou is ordered back to Fort Moultrie. " Secretary Kelly has resolved to remove alt clerks from the Interior Department who are se- ceMionista. Miaaouri Senators will make a formal protest agiinst the occupation of tbe public buildings at St L nil by the Federal trops. .' Arri al of iho Str of the T7ett at K T. : Nkw Yokg J 1.12. The Star of tbe Wes. Captain Mv.Gwa. bas arrived. She reports, Wednesday eve.. A; M. made Charleston Bar; laid to till day It hi. when she proceeded k enter ihe harbor. When ff Mrri' Island, wa fired into by , ihe battery hi the Point. Seventeen sbote being fired at ber, one taking alight t-ff-ct on ber port bow, nnd a Second as she turned to leave the harbor, on star-biard qiarter. One ball patsed between tbe sm ke siatk and ensine beam. Fusing it ins poaatblv to land b ir p. she aa returuHig sea at 9 A. M . when the fire was eontintwd. Sveral shoU being fired, when shesaccredrd in griiing to sea, witboat further damage tothees Slot&ucseon board. .. Oncoming out over tbe bar she struck twice. She remained oateide the bar over Wednesday aighu That airhteaw steamers coming ot of the harbor, aad supped they came in pursuit. She extinguished ber iixhts, and was tu seen by them. : The same aigbt rpeke with ship Emily St' Pierre, of and fur Charleston, at anchor, which had beea refaaed admittance, for having tie American lUg fljriag. ' ' The troops will remaia oa board aat3 orders are received tress Washington. ' She lays at anchor at the fjot of Clamber street, ia tbe North riverv -" - -- - v - . The Star of tbe West also reports that only vessel of libt draught of water 'can get within any d is lance of Cbarlestoa barborto do service, and also that those in cbatge of the batterieeon Mfvria'talaud are notlbe tnXDrWnc:dgunnnra tbatlbey were suppoed? wbicb was plainly viai-bte from their ahota, which w lively about the vessel. The general feeling among the iron and ctew oa boerd is, in favor of being" landed at Fort am ter, and ibe mea aire axioue to re-tara wub prcptr oeana for oSeace and deface 'Ti.Vrn:l distn:cs cf Its rcrtx - Aa 2cer cf the Uaiied Eiatse Owst Sam? r;y lis f lowing measurerosats, a taken from Uie Uteet srrf jh mads fcy ths Coast Survey De- partraerts " Tcrt Eacptar U liree aad tireeiibtb ernes Cfost dir-tn, ece aai ena-aT;-Vi cZzi f. :a Fort Moultrie, three quarters of a cl!f x the Osrest land, one and threeeighths miles to Fort Johnson, and two and reeghlb f&ufs to Castle Piackney. Tbe last named fort le ana B?.e froct ' tbe to we, aad Fort Johnson Is tw and a qnar ' ter miles from the Inwa. CJtacrtntsu ZTlrrur j Xltj. Eobert Andtrtia, IT. C. L The gallant and distieguuhed cCeer, !io newoccunie the important position cf coacxa. der at Fvrt Sumter, is a native of Hectucky, and was bwn September, lftlO. Oa tie first day of July, 1821, be entered the UiUiary Acadf finj at West foint, whence he graduated July ' I, 1825, uking a high positioe ia a lare conspoaMl of suck mea as Alex. Daltss Cache, Col. Be j. Usger, Col. Francis Tejlor, CoL Cbas, P, Snitb, nnd others, who have been distinguished aa wrll in civil life as ia tbe fine of tbe pro fession. His first commission was tltl efbrevtt second lieutenant of ths second artillery, July 1, 1825, and bo was subeeqaeatly prompted second lifwteueni in tbe third reguatat, tx&sg from the same dsy. From May to October, 1832, ke eras Acting I iipector General of the Illinois volunteers, la tbe Blaik Hawk war; and it is here worthy of note that the President elect, Mr. Lincoln, was one of the captains of those troops. , la June. 183:1. he was promoted first lieutenant, aad fcs-iweeu 1835 and 18.38 was aasistast Instractor aad inspeciti at the United States military academy. I 1834 he became a'd-de-'-amp to Msjor Gen. Si-ott, and 1 j the fjltiwing year published Ia-struetioo fr eiU Artillery, Horse and ; Foot, I arrnget fle the service of the United States.' l'For rtltanrrv and suceessful conduct ta the war 'agiinut the Florida Indians.' be received tbe j brevet of captain, bearing date April 2, 1838. ! JuU 7h, 1838. he became assistant adjutant gen- 1 erai wnn inn rm 01 captain, uu . . a . 'qiiibed sibqiently to being promoted to a ;j H . J .r . , In Mnh. 1847, be was wiib the third rrjT. ment of anriery, in the army of General Scott, and tvk prt in Ibe aiege of Vera Crus being ooerf th i.fficera to whom was entrusted, by General Bnkbead, the command of the batter-trti. This duty be performed with signal skill and riilUi.try, and be continued wilb the army until its triumphal entry into tbe city of llstlco, in S-ptember following. During the operations - 'awjs a .. "a ft-. " in in vaitev or JI-'Sieo be was aitacaea uui Kr;rf- of O n. Garland, which formed part of O-n Worth's division. In tbe attack oa MoT-iae-del R-y. on the 8b of September, where Le was wuHdM) eery severely, his conduct was tbe tsetse of -prtt praise. ard for bis gallant and caeri-tnriti ronduct in thin Ktttle be was proracted to iHm hr-v-t rank of M Jtr, dating September C, 1847. Oct..Wr5. 1857, be was promoted to tho pos ti'Mi f Major 01 tbe First Artillery, Wbicb bo now bolds. From tbe Fhlladslpbla Ledger. , Ficpostd Attack upoatlii Capital. If th-re is the slightest danger of disturbances, at Washington, the oliimate result will be, and t cfore any very distant day, tbe removal of tba seat of Government. The people of Washing ton will fiiid.indeed they well know, that a lis 1 ui bne- f be public tranquility mast pull down the value tf teal estate mere rapidly tbaa any other cause. But in Washington any such liability would simply lead to insecurity. At this time ever) thing betokens the aurmestatIoa of Ihe power of the West, It is the Wert tint will ottfe this sekn controversy. For yeara the centre of population has been gravltatiog in that diret-iioa further and farther, and there ia no doubt tbat any such iaceidiary attempts at have bee u indicated would, ia the first place brirg dowa hosts of ermed mea from tbe whole of the north w st. aboee revenge would lay waste Virginia, should they prove, as they mcrt, frcm the steer force of cumbers, eventually see reMful. In the meantime, end in case of any re vp ree. it s' a tit attempts would be made to remove ibe seat of Government westward. T lis won id tie an obvious result, and, although: moat disss men to the unity of the country, ita im tr CVds would- be ta render Washiagv ton iteelf, aitb all Ks nisg.iificcrt public boild-iiig". a waste, bowling wilderness. As for its tn n il g.tl r ital of a Southern Republic, . evrii si. joti.f sf-eeasirn is successfully accom lli h d. and su'pH.irg it to embrace tbe whole of 1 e SUve S-ati s. that would be impossible and absurd. Situated so rba to the borders cf P. i.nvtlwnia and of the Free S'stes, bow long would it bo H-f re a d s-n John Brawns would rapture it. if the capital if a Southern RepoiTtcf The removal of tha seat r f Government from old R me to new Omstantinople resulted i a tha ultimate division of the Empire into Eastern and Western. A removal of the Capitol fronl Wash ington neMward might be attended wilb t'lon'sr results eventually, and, therefore, it oaght te be opoaed, and all causes tendirg to such a res oil. Nothing will ever do it but the tolly and snckei-aeaa 4 e s4raMre against, the publio peace aad Cabstitattoet. . - . . . . ' v , The 17rtr Attcrary General. ' (From WarhiagUa CorTaejoaee tf Fa2ill - " " Fress.J . '" ' J I anderstand, and am act surprised,' tlx! lie A tlnrfcey General. Ooa. Ed Win M. Sieetea.ta exhibited ewrt than usual courage end at-jy 10 ihedisriwMODS in the Cabinet. ' Cere, sow.il naaa who Wee ecapied any important cca escept the one be now kolU. Ce is Lia many p.lnieians. trovbW wUb artcsrd. Tild, ..KlpeodeM.' andr rifled,' I is CC', tLcrc.".!, afraid to the "re?pCoi b;!?' r, " CosUsl, f- year, past, to pursue the ft r..ilca cf lis profs-ion. he has always sympatic-.! l jtv ressives in tbe Democraiij Jm," a-si i tle-lae Piaidantial conteit, tc-ti,: :".at".r ! '? t-L aaaocUtioa wivb the 3 C.'l.r. tWhanan,- he C -iraled , wiib ii t " " " J t . Jedga lwatav.'.ilie coumcI h t ' ' i-raiuahUs aa4 I eoTat"''4 J'r. L- n having otta mania his C-binet. v ' ! - E cer'elcneeaaafarorto the Pr v.r 1 U: i il atti-e Issm ef bis wa r. ?. ; interesting JJantR... .

" 1 ' j . 1 - 1 II I I 4 1 I I I I or, r ; i YOLUME XXIVi irr i i - in., i ins pursiDiara zxcssaqs. -. JJotueof Leprtsatfatives At & epiaf of joor ptst MMum, I eU- 4 Toal MteaUon to lb dngrs which tbreateo dthtexlatenc(f iLUioa. Ieaprwsed nj op- iakms (irtclj cocraifl)j th oriiiMl nom of thM doaera, aad rcco amended lach mninrei M I bIirrd voald nv the effect of tnaqail-itiat tha eoanlrj winf U from lha peril la which it ha4 been atdlulj mad most anfortu-aalaly throwa . " . . These eplaioes 4ad ssaadationa I sot propose now to repeal. if j ova eonvtetioa op oa the vholetabject renala aachoRjred. The fact thai a free calamiij aa inpeadiar ore r the aatioa vaa, eea at that time, ackoowUdged fey aery loteniffpal citizen. It bad already m& iuelf fell ibrooKhoat the length and fcreadlh of tha tasdTha oeeeisary conieqoenees of the alarm thas peodaced were most deptora fek.- Import Ml off wiib a rapidity aerer known -befbre, except ia time of wary ia the history of avfbreura eossmtrco. Tbo Treasnry was an-azpeeted.j left witboat means, which it bad rea- aoaaVr coaated apoa, to meet tba public en Mfoateats. Trade tu paralyaMi, mnefctures stopped, the beat public seearitie SO'tdm! sonk t of the market, erery species of property depreci ated more or less, and thoosaods of poor men, who depended apoa their daily labor for their aily breed, were tamed out of employment. I deeply refret that I am not able ia ajre yon aay tDfermaitoa ooo the stele of the Union which is more satisfactory than what I was thea obliged to eomtauaieate. On the rontrary, mat jere are still worse at preaeat than they thea ware. 'HTbeo Cooress met. a strong hope per-weiied whole public mind that some amicable djaatsaoat of the subject would be speedily mnde by therepreaeaUUees of the States, which minbt restore peace 4etweea tha eonflictiojt sectiona of aha coaauf. That beoe baa been dimiaiahed bw'ayIbooT( 4elay, aad as the prospect of a bloodlaeeteaM fades away, the public distress beeeaieeiaKore aad aeore ajfratl. A mm evidence eftbUit nalj aeeeasary to say the IZreaaarT aotes atftaorixo r act of the t7ih of 1 December Utt. were advertised aeeordinf to lew.' aad the no esponaible 1 bidoW &wd to ake any eaeiderefWe etna t -parat lower eaa of interest ibea twefpe pereent. From these facta it appears that, Im awi-meat orgmax-d like oars, demeeeio etrife, arsr mm m well rooaded fear of i il weefXitiee. m mere destrectreo of 0r wV!iie end private anker- oats tbaa the most formidable foreign wee - d In my aaanel Ueeaatro I ezpreaeed the eoa-wictioa, which I have loaf deliberately bald, and which recent reflection baa only tended to 4eep- n aad confirm, that bo State has the right of iu own act to secede front the Union, or aw off its obligeuost at pleasure, I also declare my op 4eion to bo that, oeen if that ricbt existed, and ebO'ild be exercised by any Sia'e iu tbe Cmfe4 oraer, the Clacaltvs departetent of this Govern saeat had ao nathjniy nuder the dnatiiution to recognize its validity ny ncknowledf intj the i ienendenee of each Siate. This left me ao al- r ternattre as the ehif exeeatire officer ooder the Constiietion of the United States, but to collect the pabUe rrees and protect the public prop orty, so far aa this mibt be prarticabte andi-r wxisuaff law. lata is still my purpose. ; My proviaee is to eaute, aet to esake the lews. Jt beloara to Confresa occleeirely to repeal, modify, or enlarge their provtaions to meet exi" fancies as they occur. I poetess ao diapeneiog power. ' I eertaiulf bad ao riht to make aret' aire ear oa any State and I am aerfiaedy sati6-od that the Coatutation has wveMy withheld that power evea from Coognn. But tbe ryebt and du- 4y of asiar her anlliter force defeaairely.araieet th ae who resist tbo federal oQcers in the oxer-em of tbeir leal fractions, and aftlnat th ee mho assail tha property of the federal cavern-saaaQtseleav aad aadeniable. Boi the danger-ene aad hM'Ue auitdf tha 8tatee tewerda each other has already traaeoeed4 and ent so the shale the ordinary execauve duties already preeieed for by law. and has aasamed each vast aad aJarouar prepurtioas aa to place the abjeot oatirely nbeeo and beyond exaculie coa ireU Th fact eaaoot be diagaiaed that wa are ia the midst of a reat rao!uU'n. Thrwfre, fv tanifl 'anhueaL noJer Proriieece. noeiaeae ief the oowor to meet the existing emergency. To them exelasiraly belongs the power to de7 olaro wer.or to authorize tha smplorment of military farce ia all eases contemplated by the' Coa Ctitation, aad they alone possess tha power to re-more all tha grieeaa jes thl might lead to war, and to secure peace aad aaioa to this distracted oooalry. 0 a them, and 03 then alone, mats tha ratpoasibilUf. .Too Ueioo is a sacred tratt lalk by oar Ileeolattooary fathers to their deeeaa-laats, aad aerer did aay other people iaherit so rich a legacy. It baa raadered aa prosperous ia peace aad triempknet in war Thn actional Cax baa floated ia glory over every sea, and an-Ssr its shadow Amerieaa citizens Lara foaad protaetios) bad respect ia al lands beneath tha aa: If wo deseaad ao awaaiderattoaa of pnrely ' ra&Uii! laUrast, whea, la tL history of all tis.8, bf m czzltltncj beta heU together by aaci Soa; Cs f mataal UtcrestT Eanb por-tioa cf It if ? Tsadsct , roa H a4 all apoa otth eorica, f-t pr:r;;r; 7 tvsi damttiia tecari- . tj. Ft ttmii throcfboat tbo whole sopp&aa tbe -nTAau cf oataiitlsa i;bllia proiacibo of aan. tber aad scatters weahh every where. - Tbo great planting aad firoicj Xutes retjalra tba aid of , lis comsMrciii: aad oar- jtung t talcs to 2a Il;"r rcJacttsas to doii.tio and rafgn mar-ttsw tslff-iii Cio ctI power la render Cidrtn- - ' car arainrt all hostile 4 . - t . j - . - . - . ' . ' f. retasto of tha auurarjil suT-ria j wiiti wool J t ;:.!l fcoa iu dttaclisa. Tl laautj woclJ tlitzTsnim atsry psrJoa cf lis Uaica, mzi would bo qaita as groat, to aay tba least, io tas Soathvro as ia the Nortbera Statee. Tbo greatest agrravation of tbe evil aad tba: wbicb would place as in tbo moat anlavorable light, both before tbo world aad posterity, is, aa I to firmly eoovinood, that tbo seeesaioa move ment has been chiefly based apoa miaapprehea. aioa at the South of the aentiaats of tha ma jorityia several of tbo Nortbera States. Let the question bo carried from the pohticaJ assemblies to the ballot box, and tha people themselves would speedily redress the eerioos griev ances which tba Soaib bar saffertd. Hat, ia Heaven's name, let tbo trial bo made before we plange into an armed conflict apoa tbo mere assumption that there iaao other alternative.- Time U a great oeaeervaUvo power. Let as pause at tbe mementoes point, nod afford tbo people, both of tbo North and Sooth, an opportunity for reflection. Would that Sooth Cart Una bad been convinced of tbo tratb befwra . bet precipitate action. I therefore appeal throngb yon to tba people - of tba coaatry to declare in their might that tbe Union mast aad shall bo peeabrved by all constitutional means. I most earnestly recommend that yon devote yowreelves to tbe question, bow this can bo accomplished ia. peace. All other quest ioas, when compared with this, siuk iulo insignificance. The preaeat ia no lime for palliative. Prompt, action required, A delay ia Congress to prescribe or re commend a distinct aad practical proposition for conciliation may drive ns in a poiut from which it will be nlmost impossible to recede. A common ground oa wbicb conciliation and harmony may be produced is surely not unat tainable. Tbe proposition to com promise by let ting the North have exclusive control of the ter ritory above n certain line, nnd to give Sontbera iurtiiBtions protection below tbat line, ought to receive universal approbation. Ia itself, indeed, it may not be entirely satisfactory, but when the alternative is between reason able coeceaaion oa both sides and destruction of the Union, it is nn imputation on the patriotism of Congress to assert tbat its members will hesitate a moment. Evta now tbe danger is upon oa. In ! several Slates which have not yet seceded, tbe forts, ar senals and magazines of tbe United Slates have b-en seized. This is br far the most Serious atep which has been taken since the commence moat of tbo troubles. This pehlie property has long been Jfft wii boot ga.rmoa end troops for u protection, beeanso o person doubted its security nooU-r tbe flag of the coaatry ia aay State -oibe Uuion. Besides, our small army has scarcely beea oufficient to guard our remote fron tiers agaieat Iitdiaa iacoraiona. The seizure of bie profeety. Crocn ait appeararees, baa been (puTfy aggressive, and not in resistance to any wttewrpt to coerce a Stato or States to remain to the Uuion. At the be-finning uf these anhappy tronblea I determiaed that no act of mine should increase tbe excitement in either section of tbe country. If the political conflict were to end in eiett war, it eras my determined purpose not to commence it, nor to furnish an excuse for it by any e it tae government. My opinion re-eaaine tMsavaiped, tbat j as' ice, as well as sound policy, tquie s null to saek a peaceful solution ef tbe o.uestiona at issue between tbe North and tbe South. Euterteimng tbie eonviction, I refrained even from sen ding roinforoeeaeots to &for Anderson, who commended the forts of Charleston harbor, avnfil an absolute necessity for doing so LouM snake itself apparent, lest it might be regarded' as a menace of military coercion, and thus furnish a pnoeocatioa, or, at least, a pretext, for an outbreak oa tbe part of &wtb Carolina. No aeceesity for these rein, forremenu seemed to exist. I was assured by dietingnishew upright geaUemesi of South CaroJ b'oa tbat no attack ao llajor Anderson wes in teuded. but that, on tbo contrary, it wan tbo desire of tbe State aotborkiea, as eaacb as it was any own, e avoid dae fatal ouaseqoances ; wbkb mast eeCaai1y follow military .colKsion. And here I deem it proper to submit for ibfur-mation copies of a communication dated Decern ber 28. I860, addressed to me by B. W. Oaru-well, J. U. Adams aad James L. Orr, Commis-eioaers of Soatb Carolina, with the accompany iag documents, aad copies of my answer thereto, dated December SI. Ia far bee ex Watson of hfj v Andeceoa''s removal froea Fort Ifoultrie to Fort Sumpter, it ia pnpee to atato that after my answer to the South Carol ion Commissioners tbe War depart meat received a letter from that gallant officer, dated December 27, 18C0. the day after bis move meat, from which the follow, tag is aa extract. I will add, as my opiaioa, that many things coavinced me that the authorities of the Stato desigaod to proceed to a bonile act (evidently referring to tbe orders dated December II, of tbo late Secretary of War. Uader this impree sioa I could not hesitate tbat it was my aolema duty to move my com so aad from a fort which wo could not probably have bJd longer tbaa forty-eight or sixty boars, to this one, where my power of resistance is increased to a rery great degree.1' i - --' - Ii wi3 be recotccted Ibal the eoacladisg part of the order was la tie !towlt words The ac&Haeu of yor f.rtwia.; net permit yoa, pet!u; t to occupy snore llaa ose of the three torUj bat aa attack oa, or V-t::5pt to take poasessXea ef, eftierjrrjef ttV ".'l te regard ed ax ka act cf,l.sstii; - aad yc3 ; trr; Ihea pot roarromma&J Isto cler tl tiam -wiich roe may deem most proper to increasa its power ef tier dersBure steps vbeaevcr yoa ttre tangible evideaoo of a dnatsra so nmeaed la a kortila aft. It is said that eerioos eppnbanxioaa stre to soma extent eetmeiae, which Ice ant share, that tba peace of thin District may be duterbed before the tin of Uarcb aexU In nay eteul it wiU be my duty to preserre it, aad Ibis duty eball be performed. . le concla-ioa, U mar be eermitied tnM. remark that I bare oflaa warned aay country, men: of tbe dangers which . bow aarrnand as-This mar be the last time 1 shall refer to the SuMect Scially. I fetl that 1ST dutv hnab faitlfully, t&enxb it may be imperfectly, perfor aedVend wiaterer lie rrtau may oa. 1 sbaU carry ts my grave tie contriTcrteat liM 1 at least meaat well for cy cosxtrj. Jitrxs Eccxixjur. TuasHcsa Cly, Jaau 8 ICSL MOXJNYERNONMpHI(X Iletr York ltanre. ; i Au ast, San. 1 1. Ia the Aseemblr, after reading the Jonraal this moraiag, Jlr. LitUejoha. Speaker. (liepuWican,) took the floor. Mr. Bingham ia the cbair.-" llr. Lrfttlejohn said : Mr. Cbairmaa, the lofor- matioo we bare received over tbe telegraph wires this tnoraieg poinU oatthe period wbea the par-tisaa should be swallowed up ta the patriot. I therefore eak consent of the House, at this time. to oflr the following preamble ami reeolatioas, which I bey; leave w read ia my place and which I hope may bo passed witboat debate. -: Whereas, the insurgent State of Soatb Caroli aa, after eeinSng the Post Office. Custom House, Honeys end Fortifications f the Federal Gov ernment, baa, by firing ioto a vessel ordered by the Government to convey troops and provisions to Fort Somter, virtually" declared war and whereas tbe forts aad property of the U. S. Govern meat in; Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana, have been unlawfully seized, with hostile intentions , and whereas, further, that Senators aad Congressmen avow aad maintain their treasonable acts, therefore, Resolved, If the Senate concurs, that the Le gielatore of New York, profoundly impressed with the value of tbe Union, and determined to preserve it unimpaired, hail with joy the recent firm, dignifitd abd patriotic special message of the President of tbe United States j and tbat we leader to kim, through the Chief Magistrate of our own Si ate, whatever aid ia men aad tneney may be required to enable him to enforce the laws nnd uphold tbe authority of the Federal Government and in defence of the more perfect Union, wbicb has conferred prosperity and happiness on the American people renewing the pledge given nnd tedeemed by our fathers , we are ready ta devote our fortunes, our Uvea aad our sacred honors in upholding the Union and the Constitution. If tbe Senate concurs, that the Union-loving citizens and representatives of Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Eentueky, Missouri and Tenneta?e, who labor with devoted courare and patriotism to withhold their Slates from the vortex of Secession, are entitled to the gratitude and admiration of the whole people o the country. . Resolved, If the Senate concurs, that the Gov ernor be respectfully requested to forward forth' w iib, copies of the . foregoing resolution a to the President of the aatioa and Governors of all the States of the Union. "" ' The quest ion was thea takso 00 the adoption of the preamble, and resolutions, and they were adopted by 117 to 2. Cozens and Varien asked leave to be excused from voting, 00 the ground that while approving the firm stand of the Gene ral Government, they did not deem it wise or patriotic fr the State of New York to declare in favor of coercion, or to do any act to hasten tbe unsheathing of the sword. . In the Senate the Assembly concorreat resolutions introduced by Speaker Littlejohn, were taken np the rules being suspended for that purpose. Mr. Spinola moved to amend preamble as follows : Whereas, treason, as defined by the Constitution of the U. S., exists in one or more of the States of the Uoion, Jke. Mr. Spinola warmly advocated the passage ol the resolutions. 1 Mr. Grant opposed the amend meat, which was adopted, and the resolutions then passed, ayes 2tii nays I Mr. Grant alone vouog ia the aega' Uve. - : " The House agreed to the Senate ameadment to the Littkjobtt resolutions. . G j. Morgan baa. to-night leUgrapbed the resolutions adopted by tbe Senate and Assembly, to the President of lfi U. States, with the following message : ' ' Auaxt, Jan. 11,1861. Tu bis Excellency, James Buchanan, President of the U. S. : Sir In obedience to tbe request of the Legis lature iJ ibis State, I transmit herewith a copy of the Concarreut ILsaoluiions of tbat body, adopted 'ut day, tendering tbe aid of the State to tbe President of tba U. S, to eaable him to enforce the laws and to uphold the authority of ihe Fed eral Grument, ' I fbe Preamble and Resolu- time bere fwllow. I have tbe honor to be. Your Excellency's ob serv!, r EDWIN- D. MORGAN. Governor of N.T. Uenftfft of GoTCTBor Letcher of Virginia, Gov. ltcbr's Message, alluding t tbe 000- dition cf tbe country, says; ; All see, kaow and feel that danger la immi nent, and all true patriots are exerting themselves to save OS from impending perils. He renews his propoeitioc in his last Uessare for a Conven tion of all the States, and says it is snoastrous to see a Government like ours destroyed merely be cause men cannot agree about a domestic tasti tutien. It becomes onr State to be mindful of ber owe interests. DiarupUoe is inevtlable, aad if aew confederations are to be formed, we most hare the best guarantees before, we caa attach Virgiaia to either. - ; . r :' V''-'': ' . He condemned tbe bast action of SonlV Car olxna, wbicb has takes ber Southern sisters by surprise. Ho would make ao special reference to bet coarse bad be not been Invited to da to by her late ExecaUve, n uncalled for reference to Virginia. . . . a . v '- The ooa Slave holiiag Cutee are responsible for the present coudilloa of aTairr,: sud if tie Union is disrapteJ, ttpoa &ein rests tbeeotsma rerpons'tbility, -, ' -r ; ; : - . , . E alladcs at leestb to their retsiona, aad sayi they lave tie power to 4 the atriTe, and restore conSienca?r WiH ttey CaUtf Ceattt their rerae;ictt!iOol ej-prtietsiqn,. He says war atctioa s!muU be Iwi ?a tie wrosgs done oar own peopled lie Tpoeea CtaU Con-entioa 'at tbie time, and eu-ests 1 a rr 1st. Tba tv comnussloo of two of the most die-ereet ruterraea visit tie Le-i&!xlarss of tbo Slates wbicb have passed tiersoaal lil. rty bills, and in sist oa nnudilwnsJ New England Sutea. - ' " r ' 3. We mast have proper aad efTecUve fnar. antee for tbe protectiooof Slavtry la the District of Colombia,- ' '" 3. Oar eqoality In the Statee aad Territories mast be fully recognized and ihe right of per rons aad property adequately protected aad ee- enred ; that we Best be permitted t pass thro' the free Statee aad Territorieej anmoleated, asd if si slave be abducted the State where It is lost most pay "for Its value. -; : 4. Like ffaaraateed that the' transmission of slaves throngb tie Slaveboldieg Statee by land or water, shall oot be interfered wnb. ! 5. The passage and enforcement of rigbt laws for the punishment of sueb persona ia the free States as organise or aid and abet in any mode, whether ia organizing companies with view to assail the alavebbldiag States or as to Incite slaves to insurrection. . ' 5. The General Government to be deprived of the power of appoint ng to local of5ces, in slave-holding States, persons hostile to their interesU or their institutions. : , The Governor further says that be will regard the attempt of the Federal troops to pass across Virginia for the purpose of coercing a Sooihern State, as aa act of invasion, aad must be repelled by force. ' . . He is not without the hope that the present difficulties will find a satisfactory solution. He says, let New England and Western New York be sloughed nff, and let tbem form an alliance with Canada. ': Indiana Legitlaturo- IxoLSsaroLis, Jan. II, Gov. Hammond delivered bis message at 2 P. M. to day, to the Legislature ia joint cooventton The messare relates mainly to Slate affairs, lie says the law : tor the protection of the ballot-boa agaiasl fraud is defective, and recommends tbe esublisbment of a aub-trtesury ayatem to prevent loas from the depreciated condition of securities upon wh i:h our free bank circulation is based. Referring 10 the present condition of the coun- try.'he says the strength of the Federal Govern- meut rests with the affections of the people of the several Slates, and is-one of affrCtion and not of force. An alienation of the affeclious of the people of the North and South exists, at tributabl to the agitation of jtbe Slavery qnes' tioo at the North, which agiiat'on has been ma terially intensified by the fee loos tfforts of a class, of political teachers beloogiag to the ntu istry. This has produced nltraism at the South, resulung in a division of the country into sec lional parties, separated by geographical linee, Against these uttraisms. North ' and. South, it is tbe duty of the conservative element oft be whole country to interpose, and this must be done at once or disunion is inevitableit it is not alrea dy accompUshed.. The points of difference be tween slaveholdihg and aoo slavebolding States are few, and these are more imaginary than real. The North has as much interest in the n-ellare and prosperity of the South as our Southern bre thren. The Constitution demands that their lu gitive slaves be returned to them, and equity, nnd common honestv requires that they shall have full and equal rights in all tbe Territories belong ing to the general government. Tbe future condition of the Territories, as fsr as the extension of slavery is concerned, will ultimately be deter. mined by the natural laws of climate, soil and productions. Any question that can now. be male upon it, trust be more an abstraction tbaa a living vital priaciple. ; ; The immediate cause of the fearful political eommotioB wbicb baa produced a panic ia all commercial relaiioos, ia the result of tbe late contest for Presideat- the Sooth regarding; the election of a Nortbera sectional candidate as the sequence of anti-slavery agitation and as the solemn verdict of tbe people of the Free 8tales a-gainst the 8-mtb and ber institutions, and the instinct of srlf preservation has produced that character of action as tbe Soatb wbicb threatens to destroy our government. Tbe Southero mind has become impressed with the belief that there is no longer any safety to them or tbeir property in a Union with tnea-aiavebolding Slates j that belief rests not apon any one act of tbe prevailing party, bat ia tbechaia of eots that con Sect together the history of the an ti-la very agitation. There can only be permanent peace between tbe sectiona wbea we of the Free States are ready to atop tee discwaaioa of the abstract questioa of aaoralajeoeaected with tbie subject aad look upon it only aa a political : qoestkm. .." What is moot needtd Is a restoration of kindly feeling and tten we may hope that honest end faithful discbarge ef all oar Coast it ut tonal abligationa toward each other, wilt result ta healing tbe present lemeata-ble breacb. ; : . ' ' : He poiaU with ride to tba fact that Indiana as a Slate has hitherto foil kept the bond of Uoioa with ber sister dates. -Her record is oa-atained by any act of bad failb. ., She has never attempted to evade or avoid aay uf the requirements of tbe Federal ConsUtutioaaad if the same could te said of every State, peace aad harmony would re ga tbroagboat oaf borders- v.This position, if maintained. akhesgb jt may oot affect the actioa of the extreme Soaibera States may do much to bribg aboat a eosrectioa of the border Slates tot cotualtalioB, and tbelr eoQterva-live action miiLt lad ace tbe extremuta of .the North aad South to pease and rtCact npoa the ebnsraencet wblca tatiet cecstsuTj result Oram their fanatical coarse. ,' V i. .. ' ., The Honse to-day pasted a resolution to dis play the American fis from' the Capitol dome, the firing ef a ealate of S3 gncs in honor of lie Union, b3e tbe Csg U being hoistei. - ; A terrlbls accident cr munake at C&slTe Piack ney las resulted ia tie de;l cf LieaL VL li Uaater,a joni Cooib CaroIIuiaa. Ha was aj proacbinf tbo Caailo wbea a sentinel cballeBed bias, whose gao acclisataHy, (it is - said, ) went 0 lodging tbe ball ia Lieut, IIutere lass, aad cassis bis daxUt la tweaty tulsutss. to of iU Wstl CD FROM WASHINGTON ! . " WassufOTOJ, Jan. 11, Genera! Dix wee to-day nominated and unani mously confirmed aa Secretary of the Treasary. Tbe Cabinet ie now a nolt. - Tbe President has made a formal order direct ing the bwada of the Departments to withdraw aU their advertising patronage from tba Gmtti- tution newepapec. Tbe immediate eaaee of ibia act is supposed to be the tensnrev of that jour nal regarding tbe seuding of troops toCbatlestoa. Ex Secretary Thompson has replied to bis let ter of acceptance tT bis resign atk a. While ad hering to his opinions formally expressed, implying a breach of Cabinet faith, be Speaks fn tbe kindest terms of tbe President and bis patriof-ism.A private letter from ' Florida, dated January ?tb saya: ' A number cf delegates from West Florida express themselves to the effect that if the Slate should secede without a proper guarantee understand ing, they Will secede from the other part of the Slate, aad alt west of the A pa lacboeola river will anotx themselves to Alabama. . ;.'-C -:;'' -The arsenal at Chataboocbie has been seized by order of the governor, under the pretext thai the Uuiud Slates fScer was about to temuve arms. . Mr. Sherman said tc-day in the ; House thai after the navy and army bills shall have been disposed of, the oppor unity desired by Southern men for debate will be afford. It ia said that Mr. Taylor, chief clerk of the New York Post Office, will be appoia ed Post-masterAt a dinner party yesterday, high words pass ed between Senator Toombs ai d Lieut, General Scott. A r cord ing to relations in congressional circles, the conversation turned on tbe rending of troops to Charleston, when Mr, Tombs expressed the hope that the people there woult sink tbe Star of tbe West. 'Then the Geueral with much earnestness a Ved whether it was possible that he as an American desired such an event. 2 Mr. Toombs replied affirmatively ,ud ibst those bo sent the vessel there should be sunk with her. Gen. Scott thereupon said . be was responsible for what be said, and Mr Toomke: remarked, "you have kaewa me for 25 years, and are aware that I too am responsible.' Tbe matter bete ended, but the subject, it is said, is now iu the Laaaaal ft tends. It is probable that the Misis Sippi delegaitub will fotlly ratira from Cou- grees to-morroWi. " . Lieut. Tabot has arrived from Mj: Andi rson, with despatches to the Government.. . Senator Hunter's speech to day produced a profound sensation. ' WaSBrxcmx. Jsn. 11. The next few days will provide sufficient lawful force here, to defy all Virgiuia and Maryland combined, at any attempt at invasion. It is the purpose of Mr. Bucbanaa to veto the Pacific Railroad bill if it is sent to him. His objection is not to the measure itself, bat to what be calls creating a great debt in the present con dition of the country. Washistotok, Jan. 14. Mr. Seward's speech has bad a decidedly sooth ing effect and is doing mut-b good. Mr. Crit tenden declares that it is in the right direction, patriotic aad statesmanlike. It was announced to-day that no reioforce- raeuts will be sent to Fort- Sumter at present, as they are not needed, but I have good reason to believe it to be tbe settled purpose f the Admia-4. isiration to vindicate the flxg of the Uuion by Sending, as soon as the Department can be pro perly arranged, the means. j The chief difficulty is the great scarcity of war vessels.. . Gov. Pickens, of S. (X. baviiig a balance of $3000 doe bl m as late Minister to Russia, sent here for it. The Department adjusted bis accounts by sending him a draft on the Charleston Sub Treasury, the money in which bas been seiz ed by tbe State. The Missouri Senators. Polk end Green, addressed a note to Secretary Holt, yesterday, ask-ing why the Sut-Tr.asury at St. Louis was guarded by the U- S. troops. ' Mr. Holt replied that be would explain if they called persoaally, not otherwise. " : ' A dispatch! front CoL Todd, in command of Fort Monroe, in Mobile Bsj, says he bas plenty of men, guns aad ammunition to prevent aay hostile force approaching Mobile. There is no confirmation h re of tbe Charles ton rumor that Major' Anderson proposed to evac uate ihe Fort. Tl e voluntary miliiary organ'xuions in this city, for its protective, ere increasing rapidly, and last night they numbered several Lund red Union men. Dudley Man a leaves this' week for Europe, as m Commissioner oa tbe pars of Souib Carolina to make commercial arrangements wiih the varW ous governments. T. Butlej King also leaves oa similar business, in behalf of Georgia. Aaother report says Clayton,Assistant-3ejre-lary of the Treasury, was removed yesterday. .. r During the short period Mr, Thomas waa Secretary of the Treasury, $2UO,C09 went removed from the Treasury vaults ia this city, to the sob-' Treasury in New Orleans; for what purpose is oot known. " " " '" " " " ";: . ; ; : : 1 mass ' . - Tio Colaataa Artcsixa T7eIL i ! vi A recent report to the Legistature of Ohio. states tbat tbe Artesian Well, at the Stale House is 2,775 feet la depth, passlcg tbrocsb tie lowing geological strata--Drift, Devonian, 1 and upper and lower Silurian the boUom beicj bow ia Saaditone la regard to the probabHitirs of totia water by farther borin-, tbe report con. cisdes ibkt water will never be kand oot te caass water beariK stfaia fctta. act tsea f rr-cacated, but because tbey lie-so borizontal tlat ao power caa be obtaiaci to force tbe wat-y to tbo sorfaca. Tba water at tbo fccUaa J tls vs3, if fjuni,wouli bo UoodTara, ' BECiSSIOII H0VE1IE3T3- -. Tbe War to Co Oat CHxatxrroJj Jan. 14. It U believed by many that Mnj. . Aadersoo shot two mutineers at Fort Sumter last week, and there are rumors that there are others now ia chaios. It is also said that one of the mutineers esceped to the city and was returtied to Fort Sumter, by the Sute authorities. Inquiry show, ed this to be all fudge. 'I here is no truth In any of it. ' Resolutions bare enaniroousTy passed the L gtslature declaring that anv attempt by the Fed oral Government to reinforce Fort Sumter wilt be regarded as an act of open hostility, and a declaration of war also approving of the act and promptness of tbe military in firing on the Star of the West, and promising to support the Gov erameaiia all mcasares of defence. A resolution waa also offered, but withdrawn, inquiring of the Governor whether the work 00 the cueway between Fort Moulirie and the main land was stopped. ; ' v" .J The Legislature has alo passed a resnlntion to fire 15 rounds in honor of each seceding State. ' New military companies are pouring- in from all portions of tbe Slate. ' Tha Governor has sent a meaaar o the Housw of Represent aiives, detailtuir plans ftr guarding the coat ai.d ft r the pun l.ase of the stesm propellers. He pielera mall iron st-rrw pri) J el-lers of light draught ; eaab propeller to be provided with 32 seamen. One propeller to be stationed in Charleeion, one at Beaufort, ai.d one at Georgetown ; also to fH-tify all tbe inlets and mouths of Jbe rivers with redowb'S and ordiian'-e nbd ferry boats. 10 kf-ep up a constant comrou. aicaiioe between ihem as a protection agaiuat sudden invasion aid lawless bauds. : Gov. Pm k-aa sent an aid in Fort Sumter at 4 'clock with dispatches to M-j- Anderson, suppo ad to be ia relation 10 th winner ccn(ving the . , l- . . nr 1.- . XT.i, attentioa of the Cabinel at W.hifiptm. rotb- " . . : ty. . t- , ,ng has transpired ..ace. Th peopl- are qo.et, but tbe wtrk .f defi-nce ges bravrly on. A bill was voted down in the House of Rej.re. sentatives providing f the pooi.hraent f wh:les or others circulating incendiary pamphlets or other matter. v Tte following dispatch bas been received by G. B. Lamar, President if the Buk uf the Re pub'ic : Sir Please have it authoritatively publish d thai no flar ai.d no vresvt will he diiiturbed or oreveut-d fr enterinsjwor harbor, unless b-r. tug BHUHile trope or munitions ot war to rort & im.' vm n .im ana eu veeeie ia cvnarrrs wiil oe giaoiy reeetvea. S.nd. V. W. PiCKESS. Charleston, Jan. 14, 1851. -. . :-; ': Kit Ybk. Jib. 14. The Tribune WaMn?tin orrwp'Mident; asserts that piratical expeditions are fitting out in this city ta seize California a'eamers. A schooner bas already beea chartered in Nw Orleans to proceed to the Isthmus and awnil the departure of the steamer from Api"Wll, when hoisting the Patmetto flag, aho wilt seixe the steamers as prizes to South Carolina. ' " Sostox. Jsn, 14. ' The Sloop-ofWar Macedonian, from Port-mouth, passed Highland lirbis this morning, bound Soatb, uader sealed order. Nxw Youc Jan. 14. A Wasbingtoa eoTTsiipoudenl " says, it in he. lieved that Souik Carolina has already agreed t evacuate the forts in Chariest m harbtr,and other goverameat property, provided 3Ij- Audersou is ordered back to Fort Moultrie. " Secretary Kelly has resolved to remove alt clerks from the Interior Department who are se- ceMionista. Miaaouri Senators will make a formal protest agiinst the occupation of tbe public buildings at St L nil by the Federal trops. .' Arri al of iho Str of the T7ett at K T. : Nkw Yokg J 1.12. The Star of tbe Wes. Captain Mv.Gwa. bas arrived. She reports, Wednesday eve.. A; M. made Charleston Bar; laid to till day It hi. when she proceeded k enter ihe harbor. When ff Mrri' Island, wa fired into by , ihe battery hi the Point. Seventeen sbote being fired at ber, one taking alight t-ff-ct on ber port bow, nnd a Second as she turned to leave the harbor, on star-biard qiarter. One ball patsed between tbe sm ke siatk and ensine beam. Fusing it ins poaatblv to land b ir p. she aa returuHig sea at 9 A. M . when the fire was eontintwd. Sveral shoU being fired, when shesaccredrd in griiing to sea, witboat further damage tothees Slot&ucseon board. .. Oncoming out over tbe bar she struck twice. She remained oateide the bar over Wednesday aighu That airhteaw steamers coming ot of the harbor, aad supped they came in pursuit. She extinguished ber iixhts, and was tu seen by them. : The same aigbt rpeke with ship Emily St' Pierre, of and fur Charleston, at anchor, which had beea refaaed admittance, for having tie American lUg fljriag. ' ' The troops will remaia oa board aat3 orders are received tress Washington. ' She lays at anchor at the fjot of Clamber street, ia tbe North riverv -" - -- - v - . The Star of tbe West also reports that only vessel of libt draught of water 'can get within any d is lance of Cbarlestoa barborto do service, and also that those in cbatge of the batterieeon Mfvria'talaud are notlbe tnXDrWnc:dgunnnra tbatlbey were suppoed? wbicb was plainly viai-bte from their ahota, which w lively about the vessel. The general feeling among the iron and ctew oa boerd is, in favor of being" landed at Fort am ter, and ibe mea aire axioue to re-tara wub prcptr oeana for oSeace and deface 'Ti.Vrn:l distn:cs cf Its rcrtx - Aa 2cer cf the Uaiied Eiatse Owst Sam? r;y lis f lowing measurerosats, a taken from Uie Uteet srrf jh mads fcy ths Coast Survey De- partraerts " Tcrt Eacptar U liree aad tireeiibtb ernes Cfost dir-tn, ece aai ena-aT;-Vi cZzi f. :a Fort Moultrie, three quarters of a cl!f x the Osrest land, one and threeeighths miles to Fort Johnson, and two and reeghlb f&ufs to Castle Piackney. Tbe last named fort le ana B?.e froct ' tbe to we, aad Fort Johnson Is tw and a qnar ' ter miles from the Inwa. CJtacrtntsu ZTlrrur j Xltj. Eobert Andtrtia, IT. C. L The gallant and distieguuhed cCeer, !io newoccunie the important position cf coacxa. der at Fvrt Sumter, is a native of Hectucky, and was bwn September, lftlO. Oa tie first day of July, 1821, be entered the UiUiary Acadf finj at West foint, whence he graduated July ' I, 1825, uking a high positioe ia a lare conspoaMl of suck mea as Alex. Daltss Cache, Col. Be j. Usger, Col. Francis Tejlor, CoL Cbas, P, Snitb, nnd others, who have been distinguished aa wrll in civil life as ia tbe fine of tbe pro fession. His first commission was tltl efbrevtt second lieutenant of ths second artillery, July 1, 1825, and bo was subeeqaeatly prompted second lifwteueni in tbe third reguatat, tx&sg from the same dsy. From May to October, 1832, ke eras Acting I iipector General of the Illinois volunteers, la tbe Blaik Hawk war; and it is here worthy of note that the President elect, Mr. Lincoln, was one of the captains of those troops. , la June. 183:1. he was promoted first lieutenant, aad fcs-iweeu 1835 and 18.38 was aasistast Instractor aad inspeciti at the United States military academy. I 1834 he became a'd-de-'-amp to Msjor Gen. Si-ott, and 1 j the fjltiwing year published Ia-struetioo fr eiU Artillery, Horse and ; Foot, I arrnget fle the service of the United States.' l'For rtltanrrv and suceessful conduct ta the war 'agiinut the Florida Indians.' be received tbe j brevet of captain, bearing date April 2, 1838. ! JuU 7h, 1838. he became assistant adjutant gen- 1 erai wnn inn rm 01 captain, uu . . a . 'qiiibed sibqiently to being promoted to a ;j H . J .r . , In Mnh. 1847, be was wiib the third rrjT. ment of anriery, in the army of General Scott, and tvk prt in Ibe aiege of Vera Crus being ooerf th i.fficera to whom was entrusted, by General Bnkbead, the command of the batter-trti. This duty be performed with signal skill and riilUi.try, and be continued wilb the army until its triumphal entry into tbe city of llstlco, in S-ptember following. During the operations - 'awjs a .. "a ft-. " in in vaitev or JI-'Sieo be was aitacaea uui Kr;rf- of O n. Garland, which formed part of O-n Worth's division. In tbe attack oa MoT-iae-del R-y. on the 8b of September, where Le was wuHdM) eery severely, his conduct was tbe tsetse of -prtt praise. ard for bis gallant and caeri-tnriti ronduct in thin Ktttle be was proracted to iHm hr-v-t rank of M Jtr, dating September C, 1847. Oct..Wr5. 1857, be was promoted to tho pos ti'Mi f Major 01 tbe First Artillery, Wbicb bo now bolds. From tbe Fhlladslpbla Ledger. , Ficpostd Attack upoatlii Capital. If th-re is the slightest danger of disturbances, at Washington, the oliimate result will be, and t cfore any very distant day, tbe removal of tba seat of Government. The people of Washing ton will fiiid.indeed they well know, that a lis 1 ui bne- f be public tranquility mast pull down the value tf teal estate mere rapidly tbaa any other cause. But in Washington any such liability would simply lead to insecurity. At this time ever) thing betokens the aurmestatIoa of Ihe power of the West, It is the Wert tint will ottfe this sekn controversy. For yeara the centre of population has been gravltatiog in that diret-iioa further and farther, and there ia no doubt tbat any such iaceidiary attempts at have bee u indicated would, ia the first place brirg dowa hosts of ermed mea from tbe whole of the north w st. aboee revenge would lay waste Virginia, should they prove, as they mcrt, frcm the steer force of cumbers, eventually see reMful. In the meantime, end in case of any re vp ree. it s' a tit attempts would be made to remove ibe seat of Government westward. T lis won id tie an obvious result, and, although: moat disss men to the unity of the country, ita im tr CVds would- be ta render Washiagv ton iteelf, aitb all Ks nisg.iificcrt public boild-iiig". a waste, bowling wilderness. As for its tn n il g.tl r ital of a Southern Republic, . evrii si. joti.f sf-eeasirn is successfully accom lli h d. and su'pH.irg it to embrace tbe whole of 1 e SUve S-ati s. that would be impossible and absurd. Situated so rba to the borders cf P. i.nvtlwnia and of the Free S'stes, bow long would it bo H-f re a d s-n John Brawns would rapture it. if the capital if a Southern RepoiTtcf The removal of tha seat r f Government from old R me to new Omstantinople resulted i a tha ultimate division of the Empire into Eastern and Western. A removal of the Capitol fronl Wash ington neMward might be attended wilb t'lon'sr results eventually, and, therefore, it oaght te be opoaed, and all causes tendirg to such a res oil. Nothing will ever do it but the tolly and snckei-aeaa 4 e s4raMre against, the publio peace aad Cabstitattoet. . - . . . . ' v , The 17rtr Attcrary General. ' (From WarhiagUa CorTaejoaee tf Fa2ill - " " Fress.J . '" ' J I anderstand, and am act surprised,' tlx! lie A tlnrfcey General. Ooa. Ed Win M. Sieetea.ta exhibited ewrt than usual courage end at-jy 10 ihedisriwMODS in the Cabinet. ' Cere, sow.il naaa who Wee ecapied any important cca escept the one be now kolU. Ce is Lia many p.lnieians. trovbW wUb artcsrd. Tild, ..KlpeodeM.' andr rifled,' I is CC', tLcrc.".!, afraid to the "re?pCoi b;!?' r, " CosUsl, f- year, past, to pursue the ft r..ilca cf lis profs-ion. he has always sympatic-.! l jtv ressives in tbe Democraiij Jm," a-si i tle-lae Piaidantial conteit, tc-ti,: :".at".r ! '? t-L aaaocUtioa wivb the 3 C.'l.r. tWhanan,- he C -iraled , wiib ii t " " " J t . Jedga lwatav.'.ilie coumcI h t ' ' i-raiuahUs aa4 I eoTat"''4 J'r. L- n having otta mania his C-binet. v ' ! - E cer'elcneeaaafarorto the Pr v.r 1 U: i il atti-e Issm ef bis wa r. ?. ; interesting JJantR... .